The Secondary Aluminum Coalition for America (SACA) is pushing secondary aluminium to the centre of US supply-chain strategy, arguing that recycling-based production can expand domestic aluminium capacity faster and more efficiently than new primary smelters. In this AL Circle interview, SACA...
The US Department of Justice has urged a court to dismiss Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s lawsuit filed on the proposed USD 4 billion Oklahoma aluminium smelter, arguing that the project would strengthen national and economic security. The move comes as the joint venture of Emirates...
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B Water & Beverages Inc., a leading innovator in premium hydration solutions, has entered into a partnership with Lipari Foods, one of the nation’s largest independent distributors. The deal will take B Water’s aluminium bottled waters, featuring Disney characters from Toy Story, Disney Princesses,...
A surge of aluminium auto body scrap is expected to hit salvage yards over the next decade as aluminium-intensive vehicles, such as Ford’s F-150 truck series introduced in 2015, reach the end of their life cycles. Image source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory By the early 2030s, this could amount to...
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a fire broke out at Tennessee Aluminum Processors (TAP) facility in Mount Pleasant, causing significant damage. The blaze, which began at the Tennessee Aluminum Processors (TAP) plant, was sparked by a magnesium-laden slag pile that ignited, leading to...
America’s appetite for canned goods is shrinking, putting the industry under pressure. Between 2020 and 2024 US domestic shipments of food cans fell 16.7 per cent, from 28.45 billion cans to 23.7 billion, as per CMI. Image for representational purpose Behind the decline is a rearrangement of what...
Rowan Digital Infrastructure has secured over USD 1 billion to advance the development of its Maryland data centre campus. The company announced this week that it closed an additional USD 1.24 billion in construction financing to support the second phase of its flagship hyperscale facility at TPG’s...
Elmya Energy and Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure have established a joint venture named Elmantic, focused on developing 4 gigawatts of large-scale renewable energy projects across the United States. Elmya Energy USA will collaborate with Atlantica's North American division to manage...
Kaiser Aluminium Corporation, the US-headquartered leading producer of semi-fabricated aluminium products, announced the appointment of James D. Hoffman to its Board of Directors, who would be serving as an independent, Class II director within the Board’s compensation and nominating and corporate...
Mexico’s aluminium industry once leaned on China as a way to soften the blow of US trade barriers is now moving on the other side. When Washington imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in 2018, large volumes of aluminium were rerouted through Mexico, some of it processed locally before being shipped on...
A massive fire late Tuesday night forced the shutdown of Novelis’ aluminium plant in Scriba after flames tore through the roof and damaged the facility’s hot mill. Image for representational purpose The blaze began just after 10 pm at 448 County Route 1A, according to Oswego County 911 dispatchers....
Red Bull, Ball Corporation, and Rauch Fruchtsäfte have begun construction on a 2.3-million-square-foot production, manufacturing, and distribution complex in Concord, N.C. First announced in 2021, the project is expected to transform both the local economy and the wider beverage industry. Concord,...
September 16, 2025 – Every Can Counts US, the lead program dedicated to catalysing away-from-home recycling of aluminium beverage cans, announced a major success from its spring and summer festival season. More than 75,000 aluminium beverage cans were collected and recycled across four major...
Golden Aluminum Inc. (GAI) has recently partnered with SMS group to launch the commercial operations of a state-of-the-art aluminium strip, called nexcast®, at its Fort Lupton, Colorado facility. This represents a significant breakthrough in aluminium casting methods, facilitating the production of...
The American Primary Aluminium Association (APAA) has voiced concerns over Ottawa’s new USD 5 billion tariff relief fund. According to Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, this fund is nothing but a replica of the earlier subsidies that only provide hundreds of millions of dollars in support to...
According to preliminary estimates from the Aluminum Association, aluminium demand in North America (the US and Canada) fell 4.4 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2025. Whether this decline is the direct fallout of Washington’s punitive duties is a question the Association intends to...
Nemak S.A.B de C.V. has achieved ASI Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for their Nemak Mexico production unit, Melting Centre located in Nuevo León, near Monterrey, Mexico. Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Nemak México, S.A. Melting Centre has been...
Toyota Tsusho Corporation, a trading company, has stepped up its electric vehicle (EV) materials strategy. It has invested USD 46.65 million in Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co., Ltd. (TCSP) through its US subsidiary TCI, which operates TCI Texarkana (TKA) in Arkansas. The deal, made through a third-party...
Novelis Inc. has named Greg Schlicht as its new Executive Vice President and President for Novelis North America. The appointment, effective immediately, puts Schlicht in charge of the company’s full range of operations across the US and Canada, including its network of rolling mills and recycling...
Alcoa presented at Morgan Stanley’s 13th Annual Laguna Conference, with EVP & CFO Molly Beerman highlighting financials, strategic initiatives, and market trends. Alumina prices remain stable at USD 360–370/t, aluminium demand is strong in Europe and steady in North America, and Q3 shipments are...
